If you're always forgetting to put firelighters in your shopping trolley when it comes to barbecue season - or you're sick of struggling for hours to get the charcoal to catch - then you NEED to know this life hack.

Forget kindling and smoke-blackened fingers, because the humble tortilla chip is about to make life much easier.

Pyramid: Pile up your tortilla chips on top of charcoal (Image: YouTube)

Fired up: Tortilla chips could replace firelighters as the best way to light a BBQ (Image: YouTube)

All you have to do is pile up the triangle shaped crisps on top of your charcoal in your BBQ, light a match and set fire to them.

Within seconds, the pyramid chips should have started burning - and you're ready to go.

And once the barbecue is fired up and ready, why not try cooking a homemade pizza?

But if burgers are more your thing, you can try out this simple life hack to avoid greasy fingers forever.

Place your burger on a bun, then turn the bread and meat upside down, so the thickest part of your bun is now underneath your burger, ready to soak up all the juices and keep your fingers nice and clean.